misbrand

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verb

To make a mistake in branding a product or service, as by poor association of the name in a significant group of potential customers.

OriginEnglish brand ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

verbmisbrand (third-person singular simple present misbrands, present participle misbranding, simple past and past participle misbranded)

present singular third person misbrands · participle present misbranding · participle past misbranded · past misbranded

  1. businessTo make a mistake in branding a product or service, as by poor association of the name in a significant group of potential customers.
  2. lawIn the law of food and drugs, to convey false or misleading information about a product.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishbrand
  10. Englishmisbrand

From mis- + brand.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with misbrand

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Cite this entry
APA

misbrand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbrand

MLA

“misbrand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbrand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misbrand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misbrand.

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